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KGO ABC7 News 500AM May 19, 2017

Far as fog or marine layer clouds on live doppler 7 and thats going to change over the weekend as karl the fog comes back, and until then look at the sunshine that is developing. Sunrise technically in minutes so so. And if you are out in the sunshine, you may feel warm. Find shade if you are going to be outside. A comfortable 73 to 80 at 7 00. We will take a look at the 90s next. Heres alexis. We have one new issue in the south bay and this is a solo vehicle crash on northbound state route 85 before you connect with 237 in the Mountain View area, and it sounds like the vehicle is somehow sort of lodged on top of the Center Divide, so not sure how they lost control. We dont have word on injuries yet but i will doublecheck with chp and have details momentarily. A quick check of the bay bridge toll plaza. We are off to a fairly friday light start. Next traffic update coming up. We are tracking breaking news in the east bay. Crews are still working to rescue at least one person trapped in an overturned car in the oakland hills, and abc7 News Reporter Amy Hollyfield is on scene for us there. Amy. Reporter look behind me at this very active scene here on redwood drive, a huge team of firefighters working very hard to get this victim out of the car. They are definitely having a tough time getting to the victim. They have been at it for over an hour. A witness tells us there were four people in the car, that it was coming around a curve on a downhill and crashed in oakland hills. The car crashed through a fence, hit a tree and then caught on fire. One man was able to get out on his own, but the other three people were trapped and firefighters had to get them out, and it has been challenging work. Partly because the tree they hit is now basically part of the car. Its now keeping firefighters from getting to the victims inside that very crumbled up car. It sounds like every one survived. The witness tells us he heard lots of screaming and cries for help from the two men and the two women inside this car, and of course their condition needs to be assessed but the priority has been trying to get them rescued. Three people out, one still trapped. Reporting live in oakland, abc7. Terrible. We are hoping for the best for that person. On to the latest on the university of california, first the secret fund and now challenging answers on a survey. Suddenly the changed. Good morning, reggie and natasha. The state auditor called this intentional interference. Apparently according to the media partner, the santa cruz sentin sentinel, blumenthal a audited e response. The reports for the campuses changed survey responses at the request of the president to put napolitano in a more positive light. And it was erblgly very poorly and inefficiently run, and the resized version ae li the negative comments and we are reaching out to santa cruz and the office of the president for a response. And an employee filed a formal complaint with departments fair housing. The man says he was approached by female coworkers about harassment by a male supervisor. He raised the concerns with the Hr Department but said he was fired soon after in march of last year. New developments on a story we brought you weeks ago about what you are seeing here, flaring going on at the refinery in benicia. It has been happening on and off since may fifth. And an oil residue drifting from the refinery is, as you can see, coating vehicles. We understand valero is offering free car wash vouchers and some are reporting that they are sick. I had one employee throw up, and i had sent 30 to the emergency room, and we didnt get any notice about anything going on. Benicia mayor says she is disappointed with the communication and cooperation between the refinery and the city. The refinery is offline until next month and the Oil Prices Information Service tweeted out that gas prices are continuing to climb today with reports the refinerys restart has been pushed back to june. And susan lamb is Still Deciding to recommend arming campus police. And instead members provided officers with antibias training. The schools board of trustees will decide. Another emotional day in court as the parents of sierra lamar tell the jury how her death has left them hurting. Its the first time i heard her speak live on a video, and that was really hard because i have been avoiding that because it has been so painful just to look at videos of her, but i have been doing it a lot lately in the past month. Tears fill the eyes of several jurors while the conv t convicted killer avoided eye contact. The arguments will resume again on monday. Its 5 07 now and President Trump is taking off on his first foreign trip this afternoon and he is very close to picking a new fbi director, indicating Joe Lieberman is his top pick. Haeberman was al gores mate. Lieberman was the attorney general of connecticut before being elected to the senate in 1988. I have a warning if you are going to be flying out of sfo this weekend, expect delays because of a resurfacing project on the runway. Its the second longest runway at sfo and the closure will continue through monday morning at 8 00. And the goal here is to minimize inconvenience to customers, however this means delays could average between one and two hours, so make sure you are up on your flight status before you head out there. Looks like we could have fog later on into the weekend, and also that could enhance that issue. Heres a look at santa cruz. That water looks inviting, especially when it looks like its going to be in the 80s. And total sunshine as the marine layer comes back over the weekend. Light breezes if you are heading out on the bay. If you are just out and about, if you get hot find shade, because we are not going to be used to temperatures in the 90s in some areas after being in the 60s a couple days ago. This morning we are waking up in the low to mid50s to the san ramon valley, and you can see antioch at pittsburg. Temperatures to mid and upper 50s to san jose at 57. Novato is the cool spot, 46. Theres a look at the marine layer clouds and you can see it just off the coast. 90s through the Central Valley, and 84 in l. A. And 94 in palm springs, and 65 degrees today in tahoe. Nothing but sunshine. 70 tomorrow and then theres a Flood Warning for sunday of the rapid snowmelt that is going to happen around tahoe, so stay away from the streams. They will be extremely cold and could cause be running very rapidly. Temperatures will peak tomorrow and into sunday. A few more details on state route 85 before you get to 237, and we have got the two left lanes blocked at this point, so one vehicle is sort of jammed up on top of this Center Divide and then we are hearing that we have another vehicle about 100 yards in front of that, so not sure if they were involved or if they are stopping to see if that person is okay. They have dispatched an ambulance to the scene, so no delays even though we have two lanes down but definitely keeping a close eye on that one. And southbound 101 santa rosa to San Francisco, just 49, and southbound 17 through the Santa Cruz Mountains coming in at 22 minutes. A closer look at the Central Valley coming up next. Takata reached a massive settlement over the deadly airbags, and if you had them in your car you are eligible for getting money back. Getting money back. And then insecoa so now im not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of 548 whoo i mean, whoo. 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It happened at the hayward dennys on industrial boulevard on wednesday morning, and others had to stop the 43yearold man from lighting the fire and held him down and we still dont know what the motive was. And if you are one of the people that owned a vehicle with a takata air bag in it, you may get money. 60 million vehicles had airbags that could explode, and theres a free rental car during repairs and 500 in compensation and the settlement still has to be approved by a judge. And then north of seattle yesterday, they tumbled at least 15 feet on the metal base at the bottom of the ride after one of the baskets flipped upside down. A 59yearold woman was flown to a trauma center, and one of the other victims is a 6yearold boy. All of the victims will survive doctors say. Two men that admitted to attacking a man in richmond are going to prison and the victim in the hate crime says he still considers the attackers his brothers despite what happened to him. The two men were sentenced to three years in prison yesterday and they admitted to attacking this man last september. Police say leblanc and little knocked off his turban and cut his hair and doctors had to amputate his pinky. Its tender to touch, so typing or anything like that, its painful. I had never seen mr. Little or mr. Leblanc so any remorse. It may take the rest of his life to heal from this attack. 5 16 now. There are buildings in the bay area that pose a high earthquake risk. Other bay area courts at risk through the napa county historical courthouse and Alameda County superior court, and the courthouse in oakland and the San Francisco hall of justice. A consultant will prepare a list of up to 25 buildings that are the best candidate for retrofitting funding. One lawmaker says there are changes under way to fix this, an estimate 130 bills on housing have been introduced in the last few months. We have completely failed to invest in Affordable Housing and cut funding massively, close to 2 billion a year that we used to spend before the Great Recession that we are no longer spending. Governor jerry browns resized budget did not set aside funds for Affordable Housing projects, and they could eliminate tax breaks in place on second homes. Tech savvy foodies dont have a appetite for restaurants. Only 11 are interested in a table side button to alert staff, and some insiders say platforms should focus on enhancing diners experiences as opposed to changing them. In airports, you have the pads on the table and its quick and you need to get in and out and i dont need human interaction. I do need mike for the weather. No robots here. Hot and cold up there coming my way. I will dodge both of them and try to give you a hot and cold forecast for today. My goodness. Notice what you dont see. Yeah, i know, a riddle there, no wind, and flags are limp as can be and that means it will be sunny and High Pressure is in control. Its going to be warm to hot around the inland bay, and when the heat breaks next week it doesnt bring rain. Heres a look at the High Pressure in control and bringing the heat. Look at the storm track all the way up into canada and dipping all the way down into texas, and thats why we have the Severe Weather threat in the southern plains. And san jose at 85, and about 80 in santa cruz today. 76 in millbrae. 82 to 86 for the rest of the peninsula. Redwood city at 86. Mid to upper 60s today. Our last day with total sunshine at the coast as the marine layer and clouds will develop over the weekend. 74 to 75 around San Francisco, downtown, south San Francisco and sauls hraet yo. If you are heading up to the north bay, 85 to 88. Maybe find yourself shade if you are going up to on a win ery there. And livermore, about 89 degrees and 90 in pittsburg and concord. And tonight, low to mid50s and see the clouds gathering along the coast and they will keep the coast in the 60s this weekend while the rest of us are in the 80s and 90s through at least monday. The heat will break everywhere tuesday and temperatures drop on wednesday and by thursday we are back to average. About six days of warmer than average temperatures, alexis. A few issues to get to on the roads here this morning, and the first one heading back to northbound 85, and we have the solo vehicle crash where somebody went into the Center Divide and sounds like they are lodged on top of the barrier, and the two left lanes are down and a lot of debris, so much so they are bringing in a street sweeper. Not a huge issue at this point with delays. And alvarado boulevard, a crash on the offramp, and still working to confirm that and it sounds like part or all of the offramp is closed if you are heading to the fremont area. And 205 to 580 slowly filling in and 25 Miles Per Hour in the slowest stretch. And trying to figure out what is going on with the bay bridge commute, no metering lights yet and it looks like its past the toll booths as well, and we will have an update in ten. And alan thicke sons are in a legal battle with his widow over his estate. Unscripted drama surrounding the estate of one of tvs favorite dads. So like, um alan thickes two oldest sons including robin thicke filed a complaint in l. A. Superior court seeking to uphold their fathers living trust, and they claim their stepmother is demanding a bigger cut of the estate insisting her prenumber agreement is in valid. The attorney for the former model denies she is contesting the prenup, saying it is alans sons are filing a bogus lawsuit and refusing family mediation. We will have more on the thicke family feud coming up at 7 00 a. M. Abc news, new york. Next the seven things you need to know as you start your day. 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Four people were trapped when the car flipped and caught fire. They are all being treated for their injuries after wrecking on redwood road. Number two, a kitchen worker has life threatening injuries after being burned after googles conference. It happened in Mountain View, six people were hurt and three hospitalized. Number three the driver that plowed into nearly two dozen pedestrians scheduled to be arraigned today in times square. The mayor de blasio says there is no indication this was terrorism. President trump getting ready for his first foreign trip, an eightday visit to the middle east and europe. Number five, its all about the hot air. Check out these temperatures today and how much warmer than average from eight degrees in San Francisco, and its warmer this weekend. Number six, things are filling in for the bay bridge commute. Have not gotten official word the metering lights are on, and i am saying they are or will be momentarily. And tire tread was removed once you get past the toll plaza and that is starting to improve. You might want to make a pit stop on your way out the door this morning, dunkin, frozen dunkin, and not a whole lot of Dunkin Donuts in the bay area, but a few so seek them out. We heard mike talk about how its going to be hot this week, but what better way to cool off than to go to the beach . Which beach do you go to . We have new information, and these are the best from fifth to first. Number five is ocean beach, and four, baker beach, three, marshals beach, and two,ing aut beach park, and number one stinson beach. Go to our twitter page to cast your vote. We want to know what you think. We are coming back with a full 90 minutes of news. And palo alto makes a Huge Investment for Affordable Housing. And the San Antonio Texas and the San Antonio Texas Community Good morning, east bay. Lets get up and get going. This is abc7 mornings. Good morning, and coming up on 5 30 on a friday, may 19th. Suns out, guns out, and mike i know you hate it when i say that. Its awesome. We are going to have a wide range of temperatures, nearly 30 degrees by the time we get to the weekend. You can see the marine layer clouds away from the coast today but they will come back this weekend and that will help aid the huge spread. Sutro tower looks comfortable out there right now. And 62 to 80 as we get towards noon on your 12hour day planner. And then 56 at the coast, and still about 80 inland by 7 00, but we should be into the 70s by 8 00 if you are heading out. Speaking of heading out, how about that morning commute, alexis. We hav

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